The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-06
THE UNION BRIDGE
MEETS WITH aENEHAL FAVOR.

Coohrah's Proposition Approved
by the Chamber OF Conmeroo-spsciai |
Meetings OF the County Commission.
ers and the City Council Called.
The members Of the Chamber Of Com.
msrce swcro little late gathering last
evening In special session called to 70.
celve tho report Of tho special committee
which conducted the negotiations with
Mesars. Lynch and Cochran In reference
to tho construction Of Union railroad
bridge over the river here. l. wss about
eight o'clock whom the President, DR.. T.
II. Logan, called the meeting to order,
and Secretary Hazlett road tho minutes OF
the last meeting.
z The President hid before the Chamber
tho following invitation, which was &C.
copied, after Capt. Mcclure explained that
train would leave Wheeling at =. NJ.
and return att:
TO he Cadmb:r Of Commerce:
Your presence IL respectfully collected
ct the demonstration az tho opening o. the
New Cumberland Branch Of .he p, q 4
st. L, Railway, Thursday. December s, 'S7.
- A.. COMMITTEE.
MIR. Jamea Cummins moved that a com.
mittee Of five be appointed to repreCent
the body on this occasion, which wao
adopted. Capt. McLure, W. +, Peterson,
Dr.. Logan, NJ. Reilly, W. B. Simpson and
Z. Fl. Moore were named as mombeIs. By
this limo large number Of members and
citizens had gathered in the hall.
Dr.. Logan called Col. A. J. Sweeney To
the chair and reported on behalf Of tho
Union Bridge Committee. He said pub
locations in tho nswspapsrs OF tho CITY,
doubtleas read by every member, had i'm.
parted about oil tho information access.
bic to tho Committee. He read from last
Saturdays 1NTELLaENCER Judge Coch.
rams proposal to the Joint Committee,
and tho report OF the sub. committee
transmitting this proposal, the resolution
OF the general Committee thereon, and u
supplementary and explanatory Conmu.
nication from Judge Cochran to the Board
Of County Commieaionere.
Ho added that ho was Ruthorizsd.to 70.
port to this Chamber favorably and to
request the Chamber to petition the
County Commissioners to take such &C.
ton as was necessary 10 submit the prop.
os!tion to vote Of the people.
MIR. ]. D. Ewing asked II the company
which made this proposition was the
Wheeling 4 Harrisburg Railroad Com.
pany and II 30 what assurances that com.
pany could give tho people that it could
carry out the undertaking. He asked for
information. Doubtless other people
would aek the same question, and it would
be we'll 10 obtain information on this point
before action is taken.
Judge Cochran said this only guarantee
he could give was the buuiness.like p,op.
oeition Of gentleman who was abupd.
nntly able to carry out his plans, and who
WAS recognized as ono Of the stron &c at
mon in New York. He said that he
would invest in the Ohio road and the
bridge as ona project, but not in either
separately. When the Judge frs! came
hero Mr.. CLARK had authorized prop.
osition to build the bridge and road II the
public would subscribe 100000 This
proposition the judge withheld, fearing it
would not bs favorabiy received. In view
OF further relisble information az TO tho
situation, Mr.. Clark had made the modi-
fed proposition for S300,0 though it
Was not believed this would furnish the
necessary terminals in Wheeling. II the
line ia built to :he Pennsylvania State
line under the came chatter, the publc'a
Interest will extend, Of course, to that
point
Judge Cochran uaid hc had fought this
battle for several years, ind bad always
been told that the people ought not 10 ex.
pend'any OF their funds unit! assured that
II waS spent to good purpose. Mr.. Clark
believed that with favorable low water
season the bridge could BIO completed in
year, though the Ohio road would proba.
bly, require moro time in construction, as
there ia nearly mile Of tunnels to build
on the line.
Some question as to the title oil the
rights oil wsy was discueaed, and the aues-
ton was also raised whether the Mt. Ver-
non, Coshocton & Wheeling railroad con!d
claim that the county's subscription 10
thst rosd Of $4,000 was still valid II it
CONS to the city over the Union bridge.
It was answered on good authority that it
could not claim that subscription unless It
owned the trsckn on the bridge,
Mr. P. II. Moore interrupted this talk af-
ter 1t had gone ON Tor como time, with
motion to take tho action recomm euded
by the committee.
Mr. F. ]. Hesrne asked what cbous a
foo. bridge with the railroad bridge,
Judge Cochran eaid the dificulties in the
way Of wagon bridge ngdeis practically
impossible. A foot bridge might be On
advantage. He named aome Of the diff
nulties, as the danger, extra weight and
cost, etc.
The following, offered by DR.. Logan as
the voice OF the committee, was then
adopted:
Resolved, That the Chamber Of Com.
merce recommends to the Board Of Com.
mienioners Of Ohio County the favorable
consideration Of tho proposition reported
by tho General Committee appointed to
consider the question Of a railroad bridge
and terminate, and that thoy take the
necessary steps to make the &c euired sub-
ecription Of 100000 under such safe.
guards as their Judgment may suggest, not
Inconsistent With tho terms Of the propo-
sition. =,
Capt. Mcclure called for an ave and no
vote, and all tho thirty.eisht votes csst
were int he affirmative.
Secretary Hazlstt reported progress on
behalf OF the committee to secure new
quarters for the Chamber, and the com
mittee was continued. rs.
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Tho Board will Consider tho Bridge Quou.
tion Wednesday. r
At the meeting Of the Board Of County
Commissioners yesterday tho propoual Of
President Cochran, Of the Wheeling 1.
Harrisburg Railroad Company, to build
Union railroad bridge, with suitable ter.
minals and connections across the river
herei the public would subscribs $500 GOO
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